mark135 0 #1 January 12, 2003 I need to know what system requirments are for premier. I am building a unit out of an older box and want to keep as much of the hardware as possible. this would be strictly a video editing puter.. I already figured i would have to use windows xp as an os. but what chip is acceptable? ram? min harddrive space?_______________ "It seemed like a good idea at the time" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #2 January 12, 2003 I've got a brand new Vaio 2.4 gig P4 with 480 megs of RAM and two 80 gig hard drives that manages to lock up on premier. I've got a 40 minute DVD in there that locked twice when I was putting titles in. If you're going to build a machine just for editing, you might consider the Mac. I share my machine with my family, and it's PC's at work and school, so that's why I have a PC. I suspect the Mac is better for video. I haven't tried a Mac for the same reason I haven't tried a Birdman suit. Don't demo stuff you can't afford to buy... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #3 January 12, 2003 Quote I haven't tried a Mac for the same reason I haven't tried a Birdman suit. Don't demo stuff you can't afford to buy... Don't lie, if your scared just say your scared LOL"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #4 January 12, 2003 QuoteI already figured i would have to use windows xp as an os. Personally, I would downgrade to Win2k Pro. It uses less memory and is generally faster than Windows XP. Plus I hate that ugly default theme. This will especially help if you have a slower processor. Quotebut what chip is acceptable? Adobe requires at least a P3 and recommends a P4. If you want to do real-time previewing, they recommend dual P4s. Quoteram? Ram is incredibly cheap these days. Install as much as your motherboard can handle. Check Crucial for prices. Quotemin harddrive space? IDE hard drives are also very cheap. Get ATA100 or ATA133 7200 rpm drives and a dedicated IDE controller if possible. If not, install the drive on it's own channel if possible (i.e., main hard drive on primary master, cdrom on primary slave, video drive on secondary master). Newegg.com is selling 7200 rpm 80 gig ATA100 drives for $100 right now. P.S. If you have a whole lot of cash to blow (like ten grand), just scrap everything and build this monster. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
